Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2701: Law Placement

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

Securing your placement – review of expectations/responsibilities during the placement search and placement approval process (including how to seek approval for a placement, health and safety, and risk assessment).
Health and safety and what to do when you secure a placement.
Professionalism in the workplace: ethics and culture.
Introduction to placement year academic assessments.
Student responsibilities and support.
Skills sessions and mock interviews.
CVs, LinkedIn and applications.

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
20	16	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities	20	2 x 1 hour workshops and 9 x 2 hour workshops.
Guided Independent Study	16	Individual participation in e-learning tasks, research of potential roles, writing applications, etc.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – LAW2701 – Law Placement

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